I have to ask you......what is wrong with signing off by saying "thanks"??

I was trying to find a clue in what you were saying, but so far nothing has come to light.....

Same here! I also sometimes mix up left and right, which is even worse. Funny thing is, I can get myself around unfamiliar places pretty well. I don' t understand!


Not sure if I can pull off a Cornish accent, but a 'not from round here' could help!

I was brought up in North Manchester, too. I always said muffins. Only since reading the responses on here have I realised that this apparently wasn't universal usage.

Oh God! I do that, too!

Grammar question! In speech, 'period' (and 'full stop') are . vocalised. If you write something like "so there, period." do you need the . or does the written 'period' replace the .?

You still need the . because "period" as a word in that context is part of the sentence, and is used merely for emphasis. You still need to end the sentence with a full stop, period.

I've sent quite a few people off in the wrong direction over the years. It only dawns on me about 30 seconds after they've set off. I'm a menace

Yes, me too. And when I'm a passenger in a car and I'm trying to give the driver directions "You said turn right!" "sorry, I meant left". Thank God for Satnav.

You're not wrong, Jra :P

That rundown feeling you get when your body tells you that you're going to be ill. However that doesn't mean now so you'll have the feeling on and off for a while until it hits you like a ton of bricks eventually.

In the office and you can other workers that you don't know having a conversation about something you're interested in and they're getting all the details wrong.

People saying "they were partying" OR "they partied hard" OR "they were partying hard" OR "I used to party all the time".......

I absolutely HATE this expression. It sounds so cringing.

What ever happened to you "I was merely standing up at the bar" OR " I was dancing all night"......which is really what they're saying.

The next one I'll hear will go something like this....."At a party last night I really partied"!

Am I the only one who sees this as really pathetic?

No, I hate it too. I think it's a US thing.

Speaking of the US, chatting some US guys on a forum who think nothing of yelping and whooping and clapping whilst watching a film at the cinema. That would drive me spare. I'd probably leave and ask for my money back.

That would make me go spare as well.......(my patience and tolerance level is normally at the floor level)

Although if I were to be diplomatic, I'd have to admit that it would sound marginally better if uttered from an american mouth as opposed to a brit mouth.

But then again I'd forgive anything when listening to an american accent!

Urgh, me too. So childish. Similarly, any adult who uses the word "yummy" when describing food.

No, I cringe at this too. "Party" always make me think of small children wearing coloured hats and eating jelly and ice cream. This is the mental image I get when I hear adults using the verb.

3 more sleeps until my unfair dismissal hearing

Yummy!

When people (normally teenage girls) use the phrase "I can't even".

As I concede, it's highly irrational. Normally it's following a rather blunt email - dunno, maybe I'm just overly-polite, I just find it rather short. I'm more of a 'kind regards' kinda guy.

Yes!! I've said this many times over the past few months. I see it a lot on Facebook, people posting about their 'yummy' dinner etc. Ugh.

I also cringe at use of the word tasty. Your food has taste? Wow! It also sounds a bit childish to me.

People who use dating sites but don't include a photo of themselves.. What is the point?!!

Were not on blind date here.

I agree actually. 'Thanks' always strikes me as being a bit curt and abrupt. I'm a 'best wishes' girl myself!

Kindly consider

"With Thanks
Thanks and Regards
With Thanks and Best Regards"


Cheers xxx 😎

Robin

You can comfort her by telling her that the no alcohol rule whilst on antibiotics is a bit of a myth. It was invented by doctors to prevent drunken serviceman re-infecting themselves with STD's after being given antibiotics to treat the initial infection - the theory being that when intoxicated one is more likely to consort with ladies of the night. Doctors are quite happy to let the myth continue as it cuts down their patients intake for a while.

There are some antibiotics that do require an alcohol ban, Metronidazole [Flagyl] being one - it can have horrible side effects.